John Coltrane was a musician addicted to heroin, and on the verge of losing everything, when, in 1957, he had a mystical experience, what he described as “a spiritual awakening.” More and listen after the jump:

The art above is “Golden Calf” by Damien Hirst. Learn the story of the three youths from our own Melissa Musick, and listen to some of the music their story has inspired (by The Larks and Louis Armstrong) after the jump:

Henry Roeland Byrd better known as Professor Longhair or “Fess” for short, was an influential New Orleans blues singer and pianist known for his Afro-Cuban “rumba boogie” sound. Listen to his signature song, “Mardi Gras in New Orleans” and learn more about his life after the jump:

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St. John the apostle was supposedly known for delivering the same short sermon every Sunday, ‘Brothers and sisters, love one another.’ When his community members complained and asked to hear something different, he is said to have replied, ‘When we have mastered this lesson we can move on to another.’

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